Laser lithotripsy for kidney stones
in Málaga
- Stay in clinic: 1 day
- Surgery time: 1 hour
- Anaesthesia: General/Regional
- Surgical technique: Holmium laser
- Full recovery: 1 day
- Including: Catheter removal
Hospital Dr. Gálvez
Dr. Ildefonso Santos García-Vaquero
Calle San Agustín 1, 29015 Málaga
Fixed price
6.390 €
All included
Consult financing conditions
Financing is available* for amounts over €150, and can be financed from 3 and to 24 months. The financing process is subject to approval by the collaborating financial entities. For further information on the financing conditions, please do not hesitate to contact us at +34 91 141 33 56 or through this contact form. Our Patient Service department will provide you with the information you need and explain the financing process. Find additional information about funding in the following link. *Operarme’s team manages the funding of surgical procedures and medical tests. The financing management of dental services is only performed at Caser Dental Clinics.
What is included in this service
What does it involve?
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Meet the Specialist, assess your case and bring your medical tests.
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The medical specialist will review your medical tests, perform a physical examination, answer your questions and give an indication if surgery is needed.
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If you decide to have the surgery, confirm the date with the surgeon during the same consultation.
What is included?
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Free surgical consultation
Ask for a free and immediate surgical consultation with our Specialist in Urology. Meet our surgeon, assess your case and then decide together your best options.
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Pre-operation study
- A complete pre-operation study will be performed: including a blood analysis, electrocardiogram and chest-X rays.
- Also a consultation with the Anaesthetist will be held to see if you are suitable for the surgery.
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Surgical procedure expenses and fees
- Reservation and booking of the operation room, instruments, equipment,consumables and medication of the surgical procedure.
- Medication (non cytostatic nor monoclonal antibody or derivatives), medical gases.
- Stay in the postoperative recovery room, monitorization and necesary treatments, Pathological anatomy, haemotherapy-blood transfusions.
- Surgeon, assistant and anaesthetist fees until your medical discharge.
If there was any special need in the surgical process, by express indication of the doctor, the patient will be informed of the variation in the price prior to surgery, and must be accepted to continue with the process.
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Hospital stay
The hospital stay duration is 1 day in a private room with a spare bed for your companion at first class private hospitals.
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Transfer service
Leave your car at home while you stay at the hospital. A free transfer* will be organized for your hospital admission day, and also your return home after hospital discharge.
*Only available inside the metropolitan area.
If you woud like to receive more information about this subject, please contact our patient service department.
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Medical complications insurance
Holmium laser lithotripsy procedure (kidney stones) includes a medical complications insurance covering possible eventualities that may affect the patient during the surgical procedure and 30 days after surgical intervention, including reoperation if needed.
Medical complications insurance covers related surgical procedure expenses, such as:
- Increase in your hospital stay after surgery.
- Hospital admission after hospital discharge due to medical complications.
- Reoperation and hospital stay up to the established amount in the particular conditions.
Under no circumstances will be covered the emergency visits or medical review consultations after hospital discharge.
If you woud like to receive more information about this subject, please contact our patient service department.
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Post-surgical consultations
A post-surgical consultation is included in the closed price of this surgery. If more consultations are necessary, they must be managed through the Operarme patient care team and paid at a preferential price. For more information or request additional consultation, contact our patient care team.
Post-surgical consultations NOT included in the closed price of the surgical process have a price of €39 per appointment.
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Information of Laser lithotripsy for kidney stones in Málaga
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Information on Laser Lithotripsy for kidney stones in Málaga
Request a free surgical assessment consultation with the Dr. Ildefonso Santos García-Vaquero and start recovering your quality of life now, with the guarantees of Operarme.
Renal lithiasis is a surgery that lasts approximately 1 hour, depending on the composition of the stones.
On the other hand, for greater peace of mind, our company includes a Medical Complications Insurance that covers possible eventualities that may occur, such as the need to increase the length of hospital stay or a possible re-intervention.
If you finally decide to have the operation, we inform you that Operarme has a transfer service so that we will take care of taking you to the hospital on the day of the operation, as well as taking you home when you are discharged. You can consult the conditions of the service here.
The cost we indicate 6.390 € is a closed and all-inclusive price. However, if there is any special need, as expressly indicated by the specialist, you will be informed of the variation in the price before starting the process.
Contact our Patient Service Team if you have any questions by calling on +34 91 141 33 56, or filling in the contact form. At Operarme we are not only at your disposal throughout the whole process, advising you and managing each stage of the process, but we will also try to resolve any concerns you may have.
If you would like more detailed information about the operation, the postoperative period and the advantages of the intervention, below we explain each of the points to bear in mind.
Do you need to remove kidney stones?
Request a free and immediate surgical consultation with our specialist in Holmium laser.
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Laser lithotripsy for kidney stones: step by step
Laser lithotripsy for the treatment of kidney stones is a minimally invasive surgery thanks to the use of the ureteroscope: a flexible optical fibre that allows any area of the kidney and ureter to be reached and the stone to be fragmented under direct vision. This tool is connected to a high-definition (HD) camera-monitor that provides a high-quality image of the inside of the urinary tract.
The kidney stone surgery is performed by the Dr. Ildefonso Santos García-Vaquero at the Hospital Dr. Gálvez.
Therefore, the Dr. Ildefonso Santos García-Vaquero will perform the operation as follows:
- Administration of general/regional anaesthesia.
- Insertion of the ureteroscope into the ureter.
- Fragmentation of the kidney stones with the Holmium laser.
- Removal of the fragments
- Placement of internal drainage catheter
- It will be removed approximately one week after the operation.
The catheter is removed days after the laser renal lithotripsy, on an outpatient basis.
Renal laser lithotripsy surgery lasts about one hour, although this will depend on the complexity of the stone.
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Recovery after Holmium Laser Lithotripsy
After surgery, you will be admitted to hospital for 1 day, but once you are discharged, you can resume your daily routine almost immediately.
It is important to drink plenty of water (about 2 litres a day) to help flush out the stone debris. The time it takes to flush out all the debris can vary, depending on the number of stones, their size, their composition, etc.
It is normal to feel some discomfort in the first few weeks. In this case, the specialist will recommend a non-opioid analgesic to alleviate any minor discomfort you may feel. Slight traces of blood may also appear during the first few days, but this is also normal, so there is nothing to worry about.
Do you need to remove kidney stones?
Request a free and immediate surgical consultation with our specialist in Holmium laser.
Make an appointmentComplications and risks of Holmium laser lithotripsy
Complications associated with this surgery are minimal. However, here are some of the most common complications:
The complications associated with this surgery are minimal. However, here are some of the most common ones:
- Blood in the urine. This is common and will disappear as the days go by.
- Infrequent, as antibiotics are administered to prevent this from happening.
- Lesions in organs or tissues. Very infrequent, as it is an operation that is carried out quite often and in which specialists have a lot of experience.
- Need for a second surgery. This is usually known before the first operation and is usually due to the existence of a large number of stones.
However, it is a surgery with a very low rate of possible complications.
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Advantages of Holmium laser
Holmium laser plays an important role in different urological diseases due to its various advantages:
- Versatile technique with which stones of different composition can be fragmented, even the most resistant ones.
- Easier access due to the ureteroscope, a small fibre diameter and greater flexibility.
- Haemostatic ability to cauterise tissue during vaporisation or incision.
- Minimised blood loss.
- Less stone movement during treatment
- Higher success rate in a single treatment
The results of Holmium laser renal lithotripsy are getting better and better, even for large stones (2 - 3.5 cm). In these cases the removal rate is 90 %.
In addition, studies show that analgesia requirements are lower than with other techniques, which means a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery.
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Cost of laser lithotripsy for kidney stones
The cost of Holmium laser lithotripsy for the removal of kidney stones is 6.390 €, a closed, all-inclusive price.
At Operarme, we include in the price everything necessary to carry out the surgical intervention as safely and successfully as possible:
- Booking and use of the operating theatre.
- Single room with a spare bed.
- Food and accommodation for the patient for 1 day.
- Complete pre-operative care.
- Post-operative visit.
- Fees for doctors, anaesthetists and nursing staff.
- Surgical material necessary for the operation.
- Use of a flexible ureteroscope.
- Anaesthesia, haemotherapy-transfusions, recovery room bookings, etc.
- Medical complications insurance.
- Transfer service. Consult the transfer service conditions here.
If you decide to have the surgery, Operarme’s Patient Service team will be with you from the very first moment, advising you and managing every part of the process.
If you have any questions, please contact us on +34 91 141 33 56 or by filling in the contact form. We will be at your disposal to answer any of your questions.
Do you need to assess your medical problem with an specialist?
Make an appointment with our specialist.
Fixed price
6.390 €
All included
Consult financing conditions
Financing is available* for amounts over €150, and can be financed from 3 and to 24 months. The financing process is subject to approval by the collaborating financial entities. For further information on the financing conditions, please do not hesitate to contact us at +34 91 141 33 56 or through this contact form. Our Patient Service department will provide you with the information you need and explain the financing process. Find additional information about funding in the following link. *Operarme’s team manages the funding of surgical procedures and medical tests. The financing management of dental services is only performed at Caser Dental Clinics.
Step by step
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Ask for a free consultation with our specialist in urology.
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Information will be sent to your email address.
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We will call you to confirm the date.
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Visit the doctor and decide if you would like to have the surgical procedure with us.
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Regain your quality of life.
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- How is the surgery managed?
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Do I have to take a PCR test before surgery?
Currently our collaborating hospitals and surgeons do not ask patients to take a PCR test as a mandatory requirement to enter the operating room.
If exceptionally this test would be required by the hospital or surgeon, we inform you that the PCR test is not included in the price of the surgery.
If you have any questions about this specific issue, please contact our patient service department.
Laser lithotripsy for kidney stones
- Stay in clinic: 1 day
- Surgery time: 1 hour
- Anaesthesia: General/Regional
- Surgical technique: Holmium laser
- Full recovery: 1 day
- Including: Catheter removal
Hospital Dr. Gálvez
Dr. Ildefonso Santos García-Vaquero
Calle San Agustín 1, 29015 Málaga
Fixed price
6.390 €
All included
Consult financing conditions
Financing is available* for amounts over €150, and can be financed from 3 and to 24 months. The financing process is subject to approval by the collaborating financial entities. For further information on the financing conditions, please do not hesitate to contact us at +34 91 141 33 56 or through this contact form. Our Patient Service department will provide you with the information you need and explain the financing process. Find additional information about funding in the following link. *Operarme’s team manages the funding of surgical procedures and medical tests. The financing management of dental services is only performed at Caser Dental Clinics.